Ventrifossa
nasuta
(Smith, 1935)
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Family:
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Macrouridae
(Grenadiers or rattails), subfamily: Macrourinae
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Order:
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Gadiformes
(cods)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Conesnout grenadier |
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Max. size:
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41.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1371) |
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Environment: |
bathydemersal; non-migratory; marine; depth range 395 – 960 m
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Climate: |
deep-water; 18°S - 38°S, 25°e - 40°e |
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Importance:
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fisheries: of no interest |
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
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Distribution:
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Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique to Durban, South Africa (Ref. 2800).
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 2 - 2;
Anal
spines: 0. Pyloric caeca 29 to 37. Scales fairly large with conical spinules arranged in widely divergent V rows or in quincunx pattern. Snout with a black margin along its leading edge only; first dorsal fin with black stripe on membrane between second spinous ray and first branched ray, otherwise generally dusky.
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Biology: |
Feeds primarily on fish (including Bregmaceros) and squid, but polychaetes and Pagurids crabs have also been found in the stomach (Ref. 1371).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Iwamoto, Tomio
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